Device to prevent railroad-rails from spreading.



W. H. WALTERS. DEVICE TO PREVENT RAILROAD RAILS FROM SPREADING. APPLICATION FILED APR. 4, 1908.

921,572. Patented May 11, 1909.

WILLIAM HENRY WALTERS, OF ENID, OKLAHOMA.

DEVICE TO PREVENT RAILROAD-RAILS FROM SPREADING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 4, 1908.

Patented May 1 1, 1909.

Serial No. 425,812.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it. known that I, VILLIAM HENRY W lm- 'rnns, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of Enid, county of Garfield, and State of Oklahoma, have invented a certain new and useful Device to Prevent Railroad Rails from Spreading, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a device to prevent railroad rails from spreading.

The object of my invention is to prevent the wreckage of trains from the spreading and sliding of the rails. I attain this object by combination of the different parts illustrated by the accompanying drawing which is as follows:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the invention showing the rails in position. Fig. 2 is a side View. Fig. 8 is an enlarged longitudinal section of one end.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The base plate t extends the length of the tie and is kept firmly in position by spiking the same down to the tie or itmay be placed between the ties and fastened to the rail m The rail 'm is set down in base plate t and is kept firmly in place by the clip plate 1" and the main brace n The clip plate 7' is set down in the base plate t and is held in position by bolts and z It. fits closely inside of v the web.-

the rail m The bolts z' and 2' are provided with holes e and e for nnt locking keys. The main brace a is set down in the base plate t and is kept in position by bolts 2' and z' It is placed on the outside of the rail m and engages Having described the within and forego ing invention what I claim is i A device to prevent railroad rails from spreading consisting of a base plate t extending the full length of the tie and held in position by the spikes Z and Z the rail m being set down in the base plate t and kept in place by the clip plate r which is placed on the inside of the rail m and set down in the base plate t and fastened by the bolts 2' and 2' provided with holes e and e for nut locking keys and also by the main brace n which is placed on the inside of therail m fitting closely to the middle thereof and set down in the base plate t and fastened by the bolts i and i provided with holes e and a for nut locking keys.

Dated at Grand'Forks, North Dakota this 1st day ofApril A. D. 1908.

WILLIAM HENRY WALTERS.

In the presence of STEVE D. MoKmNoN, Rom. F. NASH. 

